In a previous post, I told you I'd try to do a better job of letting you know when Lehigh Valley area businesses and professionals face sanctions from their licensing bodies or state and federal regulators. Here are a few.

In May, the PA Department of Banking fined Hanover Auto Sales, 301 E. Hamilton St., Allentown, $100 for entering into an installment sale while it was unlicensed for a brief period. You can read the order here: (Download Hanover Auto Sales)

The department says the dealer's license expired on Sept. 30, 2008 and was not renewed until Nov. 10, 2008. During that time, it made an installment vehicle sale that required a license, according to the department's order. Hanover Auto Sales did not contest the charge and agreed to the fine.

In April, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania disbarred lawyer Brett J. Lennert of Bethlehem.

According to the board's order, Lennert failed to notify the disciplinary board of his guilty plea in a drug possession case and failed to appear in court on behalf of clients who had paid him in advance.

The board concluded he "completely abandoned his representations in connection with five clients."

In its order, the board said Lennert exacerbated the situation by ignoring the proceedings against his law license. "(Lennert) has demonstrated an utter lack of interest in maintaining his license to practice law," the board wrote. "The record in this matter presents a serious and disturbing set of circumstances."